CLUJ-NAPOCA TECH CITY #4

A Growing Startup Ecosystem

Cluj-Napoca, the 2nd largest city in Romania, is well known for its strong focus on IT development companies. The city has not only tech talent, but can also innovate and help the country’s economy.

Cluj-Napoca’s ecosystem is growing faster compared with any other Romanian city. With more than 10.000 developers and software engineers in the market and with Universities that constantly provide talented work force, Cluj-Napoca has already started to build its reputation in the entrepreneurial field.

According to Dimitris Kalavros-Gousiou“Romanian developers seem to be superior, compared to their Balkans counterparts, primarily because of their long tradition in the outsourcing business. Especially in Cluj, there are more than a dozen companies employing more than 500 Devs each — purely targeting international tech projects. They execute fast, they operate adequately and they follow international standards.”

Besides Universities, there are some other important parties that invest, educate and develop the ecosystem.

 Seed For Tech is a product-based company dedicated to early or later stage startups, which provides software services for startups and co-investment for the most promising ideas and teams.

Cluj-Napoca is seen as a city capable of providing important resources for entrepreneurs who has already build successful businesses.

Skobbler, a startup that was creating smart location-aware apps for end-consumers and advanced maps technology for professionals and enthusiasts has been acquired by Telenav, the giant that has been successfully developing apps and GPS in the mapping industry.

Liberty Technology Park Clujis the first technological park in Romania, located in Cluj-Napoca. It’s a park for creative ideas built in a revolutionary place designed to offer exceptional growth and quality environment for companies in the IT&C and R&D domains, all in one unique area both conceptually and architecturally.

According with Cluj Innovation City project, there are 17 research institutes which covers 4 smart specialisations: healthcare, bio economy, energy efficiency and information technology.